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- March 1979
- Background Note
Note on Types of Retail Stores
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi
Keywords: Retail Industry
Takeuchi, Hirotaka. "Note on Types of Retail Stores." Harvard Business School Background Note 579-168, March 1979.
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Music industry statistics
Where can I find data on the music/recording industry? Recording Industry Association of America: Key Statistics Statistical summaries on U.S. and worldwide record sales, and consumers of recorded music, marketing reports, and consumer... View Details
- Fall 2016
- Article
The Impact of Supplier Inventory Service Level on Retailer Demand
By: Nathan Craig, Nicole DeHoratius and Ananth Raman
To set inventory service levels, suppliers must understand how changes in inventory service level affect demand. We build on prior research, which uses analytical models and laboratory experiments to study the impact of a supplier’s service level on demand from... View Details
Keywords: Demand and Consumers; Service Delivery; Supply Chain; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Retail Industry
Craig, Nathan, Nicole DeHoratius, and Ananth Raman. "The Impact of Supplier Inventory Service Level on Retailer Demand." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 18, no. 4 (Fall 2016): 461–474.
- 1999
- Book
A Stitch in Time: Lean Retailing and the Transformation of Manufacturing -- Lessons from the Textile and Apparel Industries
By: J. T. Dunlop, J. H. Hammond, F A Abernathy and D. Weil
Dunlop, J. T., J. H. Hammond, F A Abernathy, and D. Weil. A Stitch in Time: Lean Retailing and the Transformation of Manufacturing -- Lessons from the Textile and Apparel Industries. Oxford University Press, 1999.
- 2001
- Other Unpublished Work
Linking Operations and Finance in Retailing
By: A. Raman, Vishal Gaur and Marshall Fisher
- 19 Jun 2014
- Blog Post
Exploring the World of Retail as an Intern at Walmart
Fortunately for my stress level, I came into HBS with two parts of my career vision crystallized already: a role in the retail & consumer products realm, and something that would allow me to see a project beyond the recommendation... View Details
- March 2011
- Case
Seven-Eleven Japan: The Tanpin Kanri Retail Practice
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi and Carin-Isabel Knoop
This case focuses on Tanpin Kanri, which uses both store-level human knowledge and product information sharing. View Details
- November 1990 (Revised December 1991)
- Case
Ahold & AMS: European Retail Synergy Marketing
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Ahold & AMS: European Retail Synergy Marketing." Harvard Business School Case 591-054, November 1990. (Revised December 1991.)
- 21 Jan 2020
- News
Lessons for Retailers from the Rebirth of Indie Bookstores
- May 1986
- Case
U.S. Retail Coffee Market (A), Software Case
Shapiro, Benson P. "U.S. Retail Coffee Market (A), Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 586-134, May 1986.
- April 2012
- Article
Retail Doesn't Cross Borders: Here's Why and What to Do about It
By: Marcel Corstjens and Rajiv Lal
Most companies assume that the easiest way to grow is by investing overseas and that the developing world offers the best opportunities for boosting revenues and profits today. However, success abroad varies widely, and research shows that it's often tough to... View Details
Keywords: Operations; Growth and Development Strategy; Globalization; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Local Range; Retail Industry
Corstjens, Marcel, and Rajiv Lal. "Retail Doesn't Cross Borders: Here's Why and What to Do about It." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 4 (April 2012).
- Article
Case Study: Can Retailers Win Back Shoppers Who Browse then Buy Online?
By: Thales S. Teixeira and Sunil Gupta
This case study discusses the options that brick-and-mortar retailers can use to combat the negative consequences of 'showrooming.' View Details
Teixeira, Thales S., and Sunil Gupta. "Case Study: Can Retailers Win Back Shoppers Who Browse then Buy Online?" Harvard Business Review 93, no. 9 (September 2015).
- 02 Mar 2016
- Blog Post
HBS FIELD - A Sneak Peek Into Retail
extensive customer interviews and prototyping. In addition, professors make themselves available to discuss industry trends. Students can also lean on the distinct skills of the other members of their six person team. Finally, students... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- Article
Can Big-Box Retailers Provide Local Health Care?
National retailers, most notably Walmart and Best Buy, are making big bets on their ability to fill this need for local health care. At first glance, these moves are a bit surprising given that these companies have not traditionally been focused on health care... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Service Delivery; Local Range; Retail Industry; Retail Industry
Huckman, Robert S. "Can Big-Box Retailers Provide Local Health Care?" Harvard Business Review (website) (October 25, 2019).
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Using storytelling to transform the retail experience
Stories make sales. That’s the philosophy of Jennifer Lee Koss (AB 2001, MBA 2008), cofounder of BRIKA, an online shop for modern and elevated craft. BRIKA (from fabricá, the Spanish word for factory) enhances the appeal of its well-crafted goods (many of them... View Details
- July 1991
- Supplement
Retail Promotional Pricing: When Is a Sale Really a Sale? (B)
Provides the court's decision in the May D&F case, and updates the controversy surrounding high-low retail pricing. View Details
Ortmeyer, Gwendolyn K. "Retail Promotional Pricing: When Is a Sale Really a Sale? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 591-112, July 1991.
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Book publishing industry
How can I find industry and market reports & statistics on book publishing? For Industry & Market Research: IBISWorld: Market research reports on the book publishing View Details
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Innovations in Retail Operations: Thirty Years of Lessons from Production and Operations Management
By: Marshall Fisher and Ananth Raman
We review papers published in Production and Operations Management (POM) during its thirty-year history that deal with retail operations issues with an empirical approach. The papers span a range of issues, from traditional ones like forecasting and inventory... View Details
Keywords: RFID; Innovation and Invention; Technology Adoption; Operations; E-commerce; Strategy; Retail Industry
Fisher, Marshall, and Ananth Raman. "Innovations in Retail Operations: Thirty Years of Lessons from Production and Operations Management." Special Issue on The 30th Anniversary Issue of Production and Operations Management edited by Subodha Kumar and Christopher S. Tang. Production and Operations Management 31, no. 12 (December 1, 2022): 4452–4461.
- July 1991 (Revised June 1992)
- Case
Retail Promotional Pricing: When Is a Sale Really a Sale? (A)
Addresses the controversy that surrounds highly promotional retail pricing referred to as "high-low pricing" by the trade. High-low pricing involves setting prices at an initially high level for a brief period of time, then discounting off the so-called "regular" or... View Details
Keywords: Courts and Trials; Price; Ethics; Consumer Behavior; Product Marketing; Retail Industry; Colorado
Ortmeyer, Gwendolyn K. "Retail Promotional Pricing: When Is a Sale Really a Sale? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 591-111, July 1991. (Revised June 1992.)